Facebook Group Posts API
Scrape Facebook Group Posts data with one API call. Returns posts from a public Facebook group, newest first. Each post carries the post text, reaction count, comment count, the per-reaction breakdown on `post.ext.reaction_counts`, author name and id, the group permalink, the exact publish timestamp, and any attached image or video. `engagement.shares` is null here for the same reason it is on `profile/posts`: Facebook exposes a share count on the post permalink only. Facebook serves this feed in small slices (**3 to 4 posts per page**) so deeper history is a cursor walk rather than one large call: send the `pagination.next_cursor` from each response back as `cursor` and repeat until `pagination.has_more` is false. A 30-page walk on a public group returned 91 posts with no duplicates and a cursor still open, so depth is bounded by how many pages you are willing to buy (1 credit each) rather than by a hard cap. All four `sort_by` values paginate; use `sort_by=CHRONOLOGICAL` to stay current on a busy group, since the default and `TOP_POSTS` mix older high-engagement posts into the first pages.
Last updated October 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns posts from a Facebook group, 3 to 4 per page, each with the post text, reaction count, comment count, the per-reaction breakdown, and author info.
Use it for group content, since profile/posts covers pages only. Send next_cursor back as cursor for older posts. Share counts are not on this surface; read one with post.
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The Group Posts endpoint gives you structured Facebook data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/facebook/group/posts?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2F2204685680"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/facebook/group/posts",
params={
'url': 'https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204685680',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/facebook/group/posts?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2F2204685680",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| url | No | Full URL of the Facebook group |
| group_id | No | The ID of the group |
| sort_by | No | How to sort the posts. CHRONOLOGICAL_LISTINGS reads the group's listings feed and can stall on some groups (a group with no listings feed does not answer); use the default sort, or CHRONOLOGICAL for posts in date order. (TOP_POSTS | RECENT_ACTIVITY | CHRONOLOGICAL | CHRONOLOGICAL_LISTINGS) |
| cursor | No | Cursor to get the next page of posts. Take it from `pagination.next_cursor` on the previous response. |
| since | No | Only rows published on or after this date: YYYY-MM-DD (midnight UTC) or an ISO 8601 timestamp. Rows older than it are left off each page. This list is not in date order, so the walk does not stop at the date: keep following `next_cursor`, and each page costs what a page costs even when every row on it is filtered out. A row with no date is kept. `published_after`, `start_date`, `from_date`, `publish_time` (`yesterday`, `this-week`, `this-month`, `last-3-months`, `last-6-months`) and `max_age_days` are accepted and applied as `since`. |
| until | No | Only rows published on or before this date: YYYY-MM-DD (that whole UTC day is included) or an ISO 8601 timestamp. Newer rows are left off each page and the walk does not stop, so older pages follow. A row with no date is kept. `published_before`, `end_date` and `to_date` are accepted and applied as `until`. |
What does the Facebook Group Posts API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "facebook",
"endpoint": "/v1/facebook/group/posts",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"post": {
"id": "10167423135175681",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204685680/permalink/10167423135175681/",
"content": {
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted).",
"media_urls": "https://scontent-mia3-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.99422-6/828653125_1118910373808082_6365666008250416614_n.png?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx1080x1350&ctp=s1080x1350&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=aa7b47&_nc_ohc=KT1XcYjiC7cQ7kNvwF5p5Cr&_nc_oc=AdqflMv2sKioYWxnyrpTP2Dnf9wbz3hI_Id9Lde25Qri5aog6QFOHTcLiw-ig7ySFZc&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-3.xx&_nc_gid=TnQ92KpU2EQnFDnsXDBFTA&_nc_ss=78289&oh=00_AQPwhM-Ho52afbYjZxKmHB0naLhs62YA3j3cRgqTlrvYvg&oe=6AC51924",
"thumbnail_url": null,
"duration_seconds": null
},
"author": {
"username": null,
"display_name": "user_c6ec8f",
"avatar_url": null,
"verified": null
},
"engagement": {
"views": null,
"likes": 4,
"comments": 3,
"shares": null,
"saves": null
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": null,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-09-27T16:47:57.000Z",
"ext": {
"author_id": "user_c8973c",
"published_at_epoch": 1790527677,
"reaction_counts": [
{
"type": "like",
"count": 3
},
{
"type": "sad",
"count": 1
}
],
"feedback_id": "ZmVlZGJhY2s6MTAxNjc0MjMxMzUxNzU2ODE="
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": null,
"language": null,
"content_category": "other",
"estimated_reach": null
}
},
{
"post": {
"id": "10167419814695681",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204685680/permalink/10167419814695681/",
"content": {
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted).",
"media_urls": "https://scontent-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/825267100_10245731634444721_8658574703047824983_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=aa7b47&_nc_ohc=vk1nleXByjAQ7kNvwHx-eKu&_nc_oc=AdoVbnOpMEWs6Ys9e24vAof4t4n5g4pHRqTIKSH3GVixL2h14ogCMHs9xB8td1R8ETY&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad6-1.xx&_nc_gid=IXTbL45iSLaH7WlSTpOheg&_nc_ss=70289&oh=00_AQMq__kGqdnVf0ColrOJ10SzxOd6aR0Sl0m6h9nh5oAU8w&oe=6AC518FA",
"thumbnail_url": null,
"duration_seconds": null
},
"author": {
"username": "user_bd0c85",
"display_name": "user_d7a1c4",
"avatar_url": null,
"verified": null
},
"engagement": {
"views": null,
"likes": 3,
"comments": 0,
"shares": null,
"saves": null
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": null,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-09-27T00:18:14.000Z",
"ext": {
"published_at_epoch": 1790468294,
"reaction_counts": [
{
"type": "like",
"count": 3
}
],
"feedback_id": "ZmVlZGJhY2s6MTAxNjc0MTk4MTQ2OTU2ODE="
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": null,
"language": "en",
"content_category": "other",
"estimated_reach": null
}
}
],
"next_cursor": "AQHTNRo5OUqtQZ6zJb5xNNhTuV4pYbXjFEHOqwAKqGF55xkxwCXhjRsvhez13H1bxtI0JLxRiUP3EScMky26wxBxyg:eyIwIjoxNzkwOTI2MzI0LCIxIjo3NjgyLCIzIjoxLCI0IjoxLCI1IjoyLCI2IjotMSwiNyI6LTEsIjgiOi0xfQ==",
"total": null,
"dropped": 0
},
"credits_used": 1,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": "sc.eyJ2IjoyLCJjIjoiQVFIVE5SbzVPVXF0UVo2ekpiNXhOTmhUdVY0cFliWGpGRUhPcXdBS3FHRjU1eGt4d0NYaGpSc3ZoZXoxM0gxYnh0STBKTHhSaVVQM0VTY01reTI2d3hCeHlnOmV5SXdJam94Tnprd09USTJNekkwTENJeElqbzNOamd5TENJeklqb3hMQ0kwSWpveExDSTFJam95TENJMklqb3RNU3dpTnlJNkxURXNJamdpT2kweGZRPT0iLCJlIjoiZmFjZWJvb2svZ3JvdXAvcG9zdHMiLCJwIjoiY3Vyc29yIn0",
"has_more": true,
"page_size": 4
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-10-02T07:32:09.085Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the Facebook Group Posts API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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